Some wag might wonder out loud, why does man celebrate the coming of every new year? Why hasn't man figured out by now that every year, the 'new year' is no improvement over the one that is leaving, and that folks are glad to see the back of? Well, the answer is obvious: man is a race of optimists. And that is a good thing.
From the Associated Press --"Sydney touted its claim to be the New Year's Eve capital of the world with a spectacular display over the iconic Harbour Bridge using 7 tons of fireworks, its largest since 2000."
The year begins in the East and heads West. Every hour, the new year comes in, and people celebrate, until the new year has come into every part of the earth.
1.5 million people welcomed in 2011in Sidney. Hundreds of thousands gathered and welcomed in the New Year in Hong Kong, in Japan, in New Zealand in Vietnam.
In New Zealand's main city of Auckland, one of the first cities to see in the new year. Hundred of thousands of people watched a huge display of fire works in that city's harbor.